TDTLongshot'S MOCK DRAFT

Raiders Mock Draft (NO QB)

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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LV)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (LV)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
Ray Davis Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (LV)
Ray Davis
RB Kentucky
Jestin Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LV)
Jestin Jacobs
LB Oregon
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (LV)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Sam Hartman, 31 picks early at pick 235.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In slot 14 they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A straight-up fair deal on Cooper Beebe at No. 46, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jaylin Simpson
No drama and no debate, Jaylin Simpson went about where he belonged in Round 3, Pick 14. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Zach Frazier
Zach Frazier at pick No. 114 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick151 Rnd5 Ray Davis
Ray Davis at pick 151 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jestin Jacobs
Jestin Jacobs at the 192nd pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick235 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at the Round 7 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.